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TotalEnergies SA’s proposed project ‘may drill the deepest offshore well in the world’

Green groups slam ultra-deep oil, gas drilling off South African coast

TotalEnergies SA’s proposed project ‘may drill the deepest offshore well in the world’

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
A judicial review heard in the Western Cape high court this week has questioned the environmental authorisation process for TotalEnergies’ offshore oil and gas exploration rights between Cape Town and Cape Agulhas. (Chesnot/Getty Images)

Court case challenges SA’s approval of offshore drilling by TotalEnergies

Oil spill risks and climate concerns have sparked legal action against the government and the global energy company

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read